Category: Card Making

Have you seen CUP TV before? It is a collection of videos posted to YouTube by craftsuprint designers, showcasing their work and performing demonstrations on how to make cards using their sheets.

In this edition, Joanna Swinton demonstrates how to make a K-Card using her sheet “K Card Cream Roses Wedding” which is cup146992_470.

This video was originally released on 31st October 2010.

Have you seen CUP TV before? It is a collection of videos posted to YouTube by craftsuprint designers, showcasing their work and performing demonstrations on how to make cards using their sheets.

In this edition, Amy Cummings demonstrates how to make an Open-the-Door card using her sheet “Open the Door! Nativity with Shepherd Card” which is cup137085_576.

This video was originally released on 27th October 2010.

I bought a load of cross stitch magazines at a car boot sale, and one of them contained a beautiful floral alphabet. I decided to stitch “MUM” so that I could use this card as a future Mother’s Day card (yes I know it’s a long time away!). I stitched the design on to 16 count pale blue aida, and added a row of flowers and leaves along the top and the bottom. I mouted the stitching in a pink A6 card. I embossed a flower to the bottom right of the card using a Fisker’s Embossing Board. All that was left was for my trademark silver peel-off stickers to finish the card off!

Hello! So much has been happening recently, I’m so busy! I’ve had to take a step back from crafting for the past couple of weeks because I have so much university work. This is a bit upsetting because I know that as time goes on my uni workload will get a lot bigger as I get more and more projects to work on, so I’m thinking that I won’t have much (if any) time to craft as the year goes on.

However, I will try to keep up to date with iris folding patterns, and keep sending them out to my pattern testers. I’ll also try and add some monthly freebies for November, but it won’t be for a while yet.

Some exciting news – I’m going to the HobbyCrafts show at the NEC this week and will be helping out on the CraftsUPrint stall and running workshops for the public. I’m really nervous but super excited too. I’ll be at the show all day Friday and Saturday, and I hope to meet lots of you there!

Here are some more iris folding cards that people have sent me – thank you! As ever, click the picture to view the pattern on craftsuprint where it can be purchased.

Have you seen CUP TV before? It is a collection of videos posted to YouTube by craftsuprint designers, showcasing their work and performing demonstrations on how to make cards using their sheets.

In this special Halloween edition, Michael Tullio and Lisa Baglietto demonstrate how to make a wavy corner stacker using the sheet “Vampire Couple Cameo Wavy Corner Stacker Birthday Card” which is cup126576_614.

Lisa also shows how to create some amazing make-up effect for Halloween costumes!

This video was originally released on 28th October 2010.

I know, I know, it’s far too early for Christmas – it’s not even Halloween yet! But still, us crafters have to start early to get all our handmade cards made in time for the big day, especially for those that need to be sent overseas.

Here are some lovely Christmas cards made by my pattern testers using my new iris folding patterns. All of these iris folding patterns are available for sale on craftsuprint for only 80p each. Click the pictures to see the pattern on craftsuprint.

Use discount code HALLOWEEN to save 20% off of your order (expires 31st Oct).

Have you seen CUP TV before? It is a collection of videos posted to YouTube by craftsuprint designers, showcasing their work and performing demonstrations on how to make cards using their sheets.

In this edition, Australian designer Vicki Avkin demonstrates how to make an Easy 3D Look card using her sheet “Bride and Groom Wedding Easy 3D look Card” which is cup136469_543.

This video was originally released on 21st October 2010.

Iris folding is a paper craft technique that involves folding strips of colored paper in such a way to form a design. The center of the design forms an iris — a shape reminiscent of the iris diaphragm of a camera lens. [Source: Wikipedia]

Over time, iris folding has evolved so that now not all patterns focus on the center “iris” design. Techniques such as paper piecing, fancy folding and multi-folds are now used to create more intricate and complex designs. Iris Folding looks like it takes hours to do, and often looks complicated, but in fact it is very simple and does not take much time at all to product something stunning.

There are over 1,100 iris folding patterns available for purchase on craftsUprint, for only 80p each! Once you have bought the pattern, you can print it out and use it as many times as you want! I personally have over 200 patterns for sale designed by myself, some of which are shown below.

I wrote some instructions on how to iris fold, fancy fold and paper piece and they are available for free on craftForums.co.uk. There are some additional instructions by Silvia Griffin on how to complete iris folding with several apertures.

Credit for photographs used in the top image of this blog posts goes to Dianne Tilmann, Arlene Whitworth, Melanie Blystra and Joanne Martin.

Hello crafters! Here is another selection of cards made by YOU, my very talented blog readers! Click on the pictures to see the pattern on craftsuprint, where they are available to buy for only 80p each.

Have you seen CUP TV before? It is a collection of videos posted to YouTube by craftsuprint designers, showcasing their work and performing demonstrations on how to make cards using their sheets.

In this edition, Michael Tullio demonstrates how to make a Christmas card using three of his sheets: Santa & Penguin Fun At Christmas Money Wallet (cup141752_698), Santa & Penguin Fun At Christmas Insert (cup141751_698) and Santa & Penguin Fun At Christmas Shaker Card (cup141748_698).

This video was originally released on 19th October 2010.